

Noxious Pods can provide Auric Dust or Auric Attunement potions (free map participation for Auric Basin) in the top lane, Airship Parts and Verdant Attunement potions in the mid, and Ley Line Sparks and Tangled Depths potions in south. There isn’t a huge difference between the lanes. They’re usually referred to as top, middle and bottom. There are three different lanes that require 3 different groups of players to work on simultaneously in order to progress the metaevent to it’s final stages. Stock up on Machetes, which you earn doing Dragon's Stand events or you can buy using a combination of the other map currencies from a vendor at the primary Pact camp. You may encounter up to 5 pods during the metaevent, and if you actively look for them after the finale you may find up to 30 per run. The area specific chest is the Noxious Pod, which provides some good loot including Crystalline Ore. This also means that you’ll have to start Dragon’s Stand at the same time as many other people - at map reset - so you’ll have to be ready to go at the reset or the boat might leave without you. You’ll want to be in a high population map or you’ll have nearly no chance of succeeding. If you don’t get into a populated instance this way, look through the party finder for a taxi into a good instance. This lets you get into an instance where you know there’s going to be a lot of other people.

This allows you to travel to the instance of another party member (usually your squad’s commander) to get everyone back together. One thing you can (and should) do is join a squad before the reset. A timer can be found here to show you what time the map reset is.īecause the map you’re in is randomized your ability to coordinate beforehand is limited. The Dragon’s Stand map resets every 2 hours, where everyone currently in a map is instantly killed and people are scattered to random instances. The metaevent will require 60 to 90 minutes to complete, with another 15 minutes after that for post victory looting. The only mastery you need is Updraft Use, but Itzl Poison Mastery and Ley Line Gliding will both open up new areas and be generally convenient. Whether you're intimidated, confused or just haven't gotten around to it, this guide aims to give you what you need to properly conquer Dragon's Stand. However it's a big event with many different parts to it and it can be a little overwhelming. Dragon's Stand is in my opinion the best group content ANet has ever made.
